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OUR    OVN 


FIE  ST    reader: 


FOR  THE  USE  OP 


SCHOOLS  AND  FAMILIES. 


BY 

RICHARD    STERLING,    A.M., 

PKTKCXPAL  OF  EDQEWORTH  FEMALE  SEMINARY. 

AND 

J.  D.  CAMPBELL,  A.M., 

PROFESSOR  OF  MATHFM'  'TC6  AK.i  RHETOiia 


STEREOTYPE  EDITION, 


GREENSBORO,  N.  C: 

;iit. 


TREAbUKL  ROOM 


George  Washington  Flowers 
Memorial  Collection 

DUKE  UNIVERSITY  LIBRARY 


ESTABLISHED  BY  THE 

FAMILY  OF 

COLONEL  FLOWERS 


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OUR    OWN 


FIRST    READER: 


FOR  THE  USE  OP 


SCHOOLS  AND  FAMILIES. 


BY 

RICHARD    STERLING,    A.U, 

PRINCIPAL  OF  ELOEWORTH  FEMALE  SEMINARY, 

AND 

J.  D.  CAMPBELL,  AM., 

PROFESSOR  OP  MATUEilATICB  AND  HIIKToKlO 


STEREOTYPE  EDITION. 


GREENSBORO,  N.G: 

PUBLISHED  EY  STERLING.  CAMPBKLL,  AVD  AI/RRir.UT. 

RICHMOND,  VA.  :  W.  HARGRAVE  WHITK. 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1SC2,  by 

RICHARD  STERLING  and  J.  D.  CAMPBELL, 

in  the  Clerk's  Office  of  tho  District  Court  of  the  Confederate  States, 
for  the  District  of  Pamlico,  North  Carolina. 


IM1EFACE. 


Th:<:  Series  of  Readers,  of  which  this  little  volume  is  the  Firsfc 
Number,  was  undertaken  several  years  ago,  under  the  convic- 
tion that  Southern  children  should  be  furnished  with  Southern 
books.  The  political  conflict  through  which  we  are  now  passing 
has  greatly  augmented  the  need  of  such  a  series,  and  hastened 
its  completion. 

In  the  preparation  of  the  lessons  great  care  has  been  taken  to 
select  subjects  which  are  familiar  and  entertaining  to  children. 
The  words  are  short ;  in  several  of  the  first  lessons  they  do  not 
contain  more  than  three  letters.  These  are  followed  by  words  of 
four  letters;  and  so  on,  progressing  by  slight  gradations  to  the 
more  difficult. 

It  is  hoped  that  the  styio  and  sentiment  will  be  found  easy, 
intelligible,  and  interesting  to  the  tender  minds  of  those  for 
whom  it  is  designed,  as  well  as  conducive  to  their  moral  im- 
provement. 

Each  lesson  is  preceded  by  a  selection  of  the  more  difficult 
words  found  in  it,  which  the  pupil  shou'd  learn  to  spell  with  < 
and  correctness,  so  that  they  may  be  easily  recognized  and  pro- 
nounced when  reading. 


VI  PREFACE. 


While  we  deem  it  highly  important  that  the  teacher  should 
ask  questions  at  the  clo.se  of  each  lessen,  to  see  that  the  pupil 
understands  what  he  has  read,  yet  we  prefer  that  they  should 
be  such  questions  as  will  naturally  suggest  themselves. 

Should  this  volume,  now  submitted  to  the  examination  and 
decision  of  parents  and  teachers,  prove  acceptable  to  tin  m,  and 
a'd  in  advancing  the  great  cause  of  education  in  our  Confederacy, 
the  prime  ol  jtct  of  the  authors  will  have  been  attained. 


STEREOTYPE  EDITION. 

The  publishers  are  pleased  to  have  it  in  their  power  to  issue 
this  edition  of  the  "First  Reader "'  handsomely  illustrated,  and, 
consequent  y,  more  attractive  to  )'ouii£  reader. 


OUR  OWN   FIRST   READER. 


LKSS«I   ff. 


See  lie  clog  Tom 

sun  niay  fat  are 

now  run  fast  bit 

>.  day  pig  him  out 


THE  SUN  IS  UP. 

1.  See  the  smi  i.s  up.  It  is  now  day.  Do 
not  lie  in  bod,  but  get  up. 

2.  L6t  us  go  out,  The  dog  may  go  too. 
Lt  is  a  hot  day;  do  not  run,  it  is  t<  o  tiot  to 
run. 

3.  I  see  a  ]  ig;  tie  pig  is  f<\t,  and  it  can 
not  run.  See!  the  dog  has  got  I  he  ]  ig  by 
the  ear, 

I  4.  'tipin,  put   ;•;.    pig  i  .  *■  e  pen,  r«al  do 


8 


OUR  OWX  FIRST  READER. 


not  let  the  don  <ret  at  him :  he  has  bit  the 


o    rt 


ear  of  the  pior,  you  S20  ;  for  it  is  all  red. 


IjKSSO! 

ii. 

Alan 

had 

toy 

mew 

sc  m 

new 

top 

will 

ea  t 

hoe 

ves 

use 

wa  s 

not 

hen 

good 

oal  v 

yet 

hop 

hurt 

3»HE  MAX  AND  THE  BOY. 

1.  j    \  rtijan  and  his  son  sat  on  a  log  one 
daw        It  was  an  oak  log,  and  it  was  wet  too. 

2.  rl  !he  man  had  s  a  new  hoe  by  him  on  the 
W.  (  3*n  the  boy  i  use  the  new  hoe  ?  No, 
aiot  yet    . 


0U3  OWX  FIRST  READIIH.  9 


3.  The  boy  has  a  toy  hoe.  Can  lie  use 
his  toy  hoe?  Oh,  yes;  ho  can  use  his  toy 
hoe. 

4.  Has  the  boy  a  don-  ?  Yes,  he  lias  a 
dog,  and  n  eat,  '"1  *  t  i-,  nd  a  top.  Can 
the  cat  men?      i'es;  the  eat  tan  mew. 

£.  Can  the  dog  or  the  hen  mew?  Oh, 
no!  the  dog  and  the  hen  do  not  mew.  The 
hen  can  hop  up  on  the  log,  ami  sit  on  it. 

6.   The  boy  will  not  hint  his  pet  dog,  for 


he 

is  a  r'ood  boy. 

B*fi£St>l 

BIT. 

D»ll 

play 

skys 

then 

down 

when 

sh-ll 

tliat 

gave 

re:  id 

hard 

time 

pa 

girl 

boo!-: 

both 

kpell 

blue 

yours 

how 

THE 

DOLL. 

1.  Will  you  eonie  and  nlav  with  my  doll? 
Mv  doll  is  sp  nice,  she  ean  >vn. 

2.  My  pa  got  me  this  ni    •  iloli,4  ave 

it  to  me,  when  L  was  a  good  girl. 


10  OUR  OWN  FIRST  BEADEH. 


8.  He  says  he  will  get  me  a  bed  far  my 
doll,  when  I  cvA\  re.-d  rbr  him,  arid  1  shall 
try  hard  to  read  in  my  new  book;  and  then 
niv  doll  will  have  a  nice  bed  to  lie  on.  You 
must  come  and  see  how  nice  it  will  be. 

4,  By  that  time  yon  must  read  too,  find 
we  will  both  have  a  new  book,  so  we  ean 
s[  ell  in  one  book  and  read  in  one  hook. 
Mv  look  is  to  have  a  blue  back;  will  vours 
be  red  or  11  ae  ? 


E,*:*.*0* 

IV. 

Kite 

high 

give 

tree 

with 

still 

take 

torn 

line 

gone 

eare 

drwn 

hold 

more 

fast 

in'to 

THE  NEW  KIT  isl. 

1.  Tom  has  a  new  kite.     Do  you  sec  him 
run  with  it? 

2.  He  ean  fly  the  kite  in  the  air.     He 
lias  hold  of  the  lino. 

3.  The  kite  will  not  go  up,  if  the  boy  does 
not  hold  the  line. 


OUR  OWN  FirST  READER, 


11 


4,  How  high  the  lute  has  gone  !  Tt  may 
go  up  still  more,  if  the  boy  will  give  it  more 
line. 

h.  Take  eare  ;  or  the  kite  will  get  fast  in 

the  tree  and  be  torn. 

G.  Sec,  Tom  !  it  has  gone  in-to  the  tree. 
Now  we  must  get  it  down  as  well  as  we  can. 


i  vav  v  i  ?k 

kmU  bi\e 

they  tlicm 

]-l:  )  need 

Till:  WAHP  AM)  THE  BEE. 

1.   A  was]>  once  said  to  a  bee,  pray  do 


ol  re 

I 

know 


n  i  " 

mine 

your 


12  OUB  OWN  FIRST  READER. 


you  know  whv  men  are  not  kind  to  nx\  unci 
why  tl  ey  are  so  fond  of  yon,  \v!i;:i  we  are 
both  of  one  kind  ? 

2.  The  bee  said,  I  will  tell  yon  why. 
You  play,  aiicl  I  work,  all  the  day  long. 
You  are  of  no  use  to  wen,  and  1  am 
of  itstj  lo  them.  If  von  will  work  and  be 
of  use  to  them,!  as  1  am,  they  will  like 
you  to  >,  and  give  you  a  hive  to  live  in  like 
mine. 

3.  Ren's  and  j>t.*1s,  you  must  not  play  all 
day.  You  must  love  to  learn  your  books, 
and  to  he  of  some  use. 

4.  When  you  [Jay,  you  must  be  kind  to 
all  the  luvs  :ui;l  £>'irls ;  and  then  they  will 
love  to  j>!  iv  with  you;  and  will  help  you  to 
learn  vour  bojks  when  you  need  help  from 
them. 


B,ESSOS    VB. 

lave 

make 

kind 

great 

toll 

shun 

]>oor 

bless 

lead 

that 

this 

girls 

life 

srood 

sees 

knows 

love 

viee 

grow 

nev'cr 

Otfft  OWN  FIRST  READ-!!.  13 


MAXIMS. 

1.  No  one  can  tell  how  long  he    may 
live. 

2.  Sin  will  lead  us  to  pain  and  woe. 

3.  A  bad  life  will  make  a  b.ul  end. 

4.  Love  all  that  is  good,  and  shun  viee. 

5.  Do  good  to  all  men,  and  be  kind  to 
all. 

6.  God  will  love  all  who  are  kind  to  the 
poor. 

7.  God  will  love  all  who  try  to  do  good. 
^  8.  Nev-er  tell  a  lie,  for  this  is  a  ..great 

sin. 

9.  God  SG3S  all  that  Ave  do,  and  knows  all 
that  we  say. 

10.  Fear  to  sin,  and  God  will  love  you, 
and  bless  you,  and  you  will  grow  up  10  bo 
good  boys  and  girls. 


IdftSSOl 

VI  J. 

Tear 

ripe 

last 

.i  !*;:i 

near 

pray 

gold 

\1  ben 

tree 

year 

they 

ho 

14  OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 


like  were  "both  moat 

lake  must  love  docs 

THE  PEAR  TREE. 

1.  Let  us  take  our  dog  and  go  to  the 
pear  tree. 

2.  I  do  not  see  the  pear  tree.  It  is  near 
the  hill  side. 

3.  Last  year  it  bore  ten  bags  of  pears. 
They  were  all  like  gold  when  they  were  ripe. 

4.  Pray  let  us  <xo  and  get  some  ;  but  we 
must  not  do  as  Sam  and  Bob  did  last  year, 
for  they  ate  till  they  were  both  siek,  and 
had  to  take  pills  to  make  them  well. 

5.  We  will  take  off  the  skin,  for  it  is  not 
well  to  eat  the  skin.  They  are  fine,  are 
they  not  ? 

G.  The  doo;  does  not  love  to  eat  rears. 
When  we  go  home,  he  shall  have  a  piece  Of 
meat. 


B,Br.**«*     VBEI. 


Walk        most  staff  leaps 

went         road  faint  youth 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER.  15 


full  when  drink         heart 

made        sick  could         views 

THE  SICK   MAX. 

1.  An  old  man  once  wont  out  to  take  a 
walk  in  the  cool  of  the  day. 

2.  lie  was  a  good  man,  for  he  was  full 
of  the  love  of  God.  And  this  made  him 
kind  to  all ;  but  most  to  the  poor  and  the 
sick. 

3.  He  had  not  gen  s  far,  when  he  saw  a 
man  by  the  side  of  the  road,  with  a  bag  on 
his  back  and  a  staff  near  him. 

4.  Tins  man  was  sick,  from  want  of  food 
and  the  heat  of  the  sun;  and,  faint  and  sad, 
he  had  lain  down  there  to  die. 

5.  The  good  old  man,  when  he  saw  his 
state,  went  for  some  warm  milk,  and  hold 
him  up  while  he  drank  it. 

6.  The  sick  man  could  now  get  up,  and 
walk  to  the  old  man's  house.  There  he  was 
made  to  eat  as  much  food  as  was  good  for 
hun,  and  to  lie  down  on  the  bed  to  rest. 
Nor  did  the  old  man  let  him  go  till  he  was 
quite  well. 

7.  The  poor  man  went  on  his  way.     And 


16 


Ol'K  OWN  FIRST  HEADER. 


now  sun-burnt  riml  wav-w->rn,  ho  gains  the 
top  of  a  steep  lull. 

8.  In  the  low  vale  at  its  foot,  he  sees  the 
home  of  liis  youth;  and  his  full  heart  leaps 
up  as  he  views  it.  Let  us  leave  him  to  his 
joy. 


•1; 


Ah 

lame 

here 
wood 

eggs 

eome 

been 

crow 

bird 

know 

fell 

high 

from 

tree 

life 


fall 

cure 

just 

some 

that 


THE  BAD  BOY. 

1.  Ah,  here  is  a  bad  bov,  he  has  been 


oUIt  OWK  FIRST  READER.  17 


in  the   woods  to  rob  a  poor  bird   of  her 

<5ggS. 

2.  You  see  he  is  lame.  Do  you  kno<* 
how  he  came  to  be  lame?  Well  I  will  tel] 
you. 

3.  One  day  he  got  up  into  a  high  tree  to 
get  the  eggs  from  the  nest  of  a  bird,  but  he 
fell  from  the  tree  and  hurt  his  leg;  so  he 
has  been  a  lame  bov  all  of  his  life. 

4.  But  he  was  so  bad  a  boy  that  this 
did  not  cure  him,  for  you  see  he  has 

come  from  the  woods  now  with  the  (  <><  s  of 

i 

iome  poor  bird. 

5.  He  is  a  lame  boy  and  a  bad  boy,  and 
no  one  can  love  him. 


LESSOX    X. 

Yes 
will 

tree 
sits 

limb 
same 

sing 
hear 

glad 

Jane 

lost 

like 

iicw 

cage 

back 

bird 

THE  BIRD. 

1.  Can  a  bird  sing  ?     Yes,  it  can  sing. 


A  > 


18  OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER, 


Do  vou  like  to  hear  it  sin«?     Yes;  do  not 
you  like  to  hear  it  ? 

2.  I  like  to  hear  it  sing,  and  I  like  to  see 
it,  too. 

3.  Did  the  bird  hop,  or  did  it  fly?  It 
flew  up  to  the  top  of  the  tree  and  now  it 
fits  on  a  limb  of  the  tree. 

4.  Can  the  bird  see  me  now  V  It  can  see 
you,  and  it  can  hear  you,  too. 

5.  Is  that  the  bird  that  Jane  lost  ?  Yes, 
it  is  the  same  bird. 

6.  Is  it  glad  to  get  out  of  the  cage?  Will 
it  come  back,  or  will  it  fly  off? 


1 

LESSON 

XI. 

1 

Your 

keep 

took 

poor 

seen 

hang 

eggs 

lost 

will 

them 

want 

nest- 

bird 

wish 

play 

bush 

THE  LOST  NEST, 

1.  The  poor  bird  has  lost  her  nest.  A 
boy  saw  it  on  the  bush,  and  took  it,  and  all 
the  eggs  that  she  had  in  it. 

2.  He  did  not  want  the  nest*  but  he  took 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER.  19 

it  to  play  with  the  eggs.      He  will  keep 
them,  and  hang  them  up. 

3.  Do  you  see  how  sad  the  poor  bird  is  ? 
and  do  you  not  hear  her  cry  ?  Poor  bird  ! 
I  wish  the  boy  had  not  seen  your  nest. 


% 

KrKSSOl 

XII. 

Jane 

hand 

when 

each 

give 

roll 

done 

know 

milk 

have 

cake 

next 

take 

that 

sick 

kept 

JANE 

AND 

>  TOM. 

1.  Jane,  give  Tom  his  tea.  Put  more 
milk  than  tea  in  his  cup.  Milk  is  good  for 
both  of  you. 

2.  Take  your  cup,  Tom,  and  hand  a  roll 
to  Jane.  Jane,  do  you  wish  to  have  tea  or 
milk  ?     I  wish  to  have  milk,  ma. 

3.  That  is  well.  TYhen  you  have  done 
your  tea  and  milk,  you  may  each  take  a 
cake.  Do  not  take  more  than  one,  lest  you 
be  sick. 

4.  I  know  a  boy  who  ate  too  much  cake, 
and  it  made  him  sick.     If  he  had  kept  part 


20 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 


of  it  for  the  next  day,  he  need  not  have  been 
sick ;  but  now  he  lies  on  his  bed,  and  can- 
not wralk  out  nor  play. 

5.  I  hope  you  will  not  act  as  this  boy 
did,  that  you  may  not  be  sick,  and  kept  in 
bed,  as  you  say  he  is. 


ijEssra*  xiii. 


John 
tops 
glad 
fine 


mine 
lent 
here 
cord 


once 
game 
kite 
jump 


spin 
best 
race 
plan 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER.  21 


THK  TOPS. 

1.  I  am  glad  tp  see  yon,  Bon.  Let  us 
go  out  and  spin  our  tops.  We  will  have 
fine  fun. 

2.  I  have  not  mine  with  me.  Torn.  I 
lent  my  top  and  cord  to  John. 

3.  Well,  then,  let  us  both  use  mine. 
Here  is  a  cord  for  you.  You  can  spin  the 
top  once,  and  then  I  will  spin  it;  and  then 
it  will  be  your  turn  onee  more,  and  then 
mine;  and  so  on. 

4.  By  this  plan,  Tom,  we  ean  play  with 
one  top  as  well  as  if  wt3  had  two.  *And 
then  we  can  have  a  game  at  ball.  I  have 
one. 

5.  Yes,  Ben;  or  we  can  fly  my  kite,  or 
run  a  race,  or  try  who  can  hop  and  jump 
the  best.     But  now  let  us  spin  the  top. 


"What  buds  tine  few 

bush  full  then  may 

this  pick  bloom  r<  d 

rose  days  stay  you 


22  OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 

THE    ROSE    BUD. 

1.  What  bush  is  this?  Is  it  a  rose  bush? 
Do  you  see  the  buds  on  it? 

2.  The  bush  is  full  of  red  buds.  May  I 
pick  a  bud?     No,  do  not  pick  it  now. 

3.  If  you  will  let  the  bud  stay  on  the 
bush,  in  a  few  days  it  will  bloom,  and  be  a 
fine  red  rose.    Then  you  may  pick  the  rose. 


liESSS**   XV. 

Yard 

play 

like 

they 

ftice 

with 

them 

keep 

hurt 

boys 

some 

good 

pups 

kind 

from 

love 

THE 

DOG. 

1.  I  saw  a  big  do<?  in  the  yard.  But  he 
has  a  good  face  and  will  not  bite  good  boys. 

2.  He  has  two  pups  with  him.  The  pups 
try  to  play  with  the  big  dog.  He  will  not 
hurt  them. 

3.  Are  all  dogs  good  and  kind?  No, 
some  dogs  are  bad.  Some  boys  are  bad 
too. 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER.  28 

4.  We  do  not  like  bad  boys:  and  we  try 
to  keep  the  n  tar  from  us.  Can  we  lovfc 
bad  boys?  No,  if  they  will  not  be  good,, 
we  cannot  love  them.  We  will  not  hurt 
diem;  but  we  will  not  go  with  them,  ngr 
play  with  them. 


LESSON 

XVI. 

i 

Tree 

come 

moon 

leaf 

send 

cold 

land 

snow 

rain 

made 

vale 

work 

bids 

doth 

both 

bare 

GOD. 

1.  Then*  i  i  but  one  God.  He  made  the 
*un  and  the  i  m,  and  all  the  stars  in  ttie 
sky. 

2.  He  in  rhe  sea,  and  the  dry  land 
too;  the  k  of  the  hill,  and  the  low 
grass  of  th»  ■.  arc  both  His  work. 

3.  lie  <  in!  the  rain  and  the  dew; 
and  the  h  I  the  cold  coin  '  from  Him. 

4.  lie  n  :  ids  the  tree  to  put  on  ifcs 
leaf;  but    II  ill  send  the  snow  and  the 


24  OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 


ice  ;  and  the  leaf  will  fall,  and  the  tree  will 
be  bare. 


IjESSOS 

XVII. 

Bird 

play 

sang 

sweet 

said 

cage 

both 

sings 

dead 

from 

night 

wipes 

poor 

love 

eyes 

sighs 

THE  DEAD 

I  BIRD. 

1.  My  bird  is  dead, 

Said  poor  Jane  Ray ; 
.My  bird  is  dead, 
I  cannot  play. 

2.  Go,  put  his  cage  far,  far  from  me, 
I  do  not  love  his  cage  to  see. 
He  sang  so  sweet  both  night  and  day> 
He  sings  no  more,  I  cannot  play. 

3.  She  wipes  her  eyes, 

This  kind  Jane  Ray, 
And  sits  and  si^hs, 
But  cannot  play. 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 


25 


LESSON  XYIII. 


Lame 
walk 
hurt 
kind 


arms 
i'ome 
heart 
bound 


house 

dress 

weeks 

could 


quite 

which 

salve 

al'-so 


TUE  LAME  DOGS. 

1.  A  man,  one  day,  in  his  walk,  saw  a 
poor  Jos  which  had  hurt  his  leg,  and  was 
lam<».  The  man  had  a  kind  heart.  So  he 
took 'the-' dog  home. with  him  in  his  arms, 
and  put  son  Ive  on  the  leg  and  bound  \i 
up. 

2,  He  ke  lie  do^  in  his  h<  n  fin  two 
days,  and  tl  en    ent  him  to  his  . 

fito$  ] s  f  !'-"   '       vvas  not  his,  he  riirhl 


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to  keep  him.  But  each  day  the  dog  came 
back  for  this  good  man  to  dress  his  leg; 
and  this  he  did  till  it  was  quite  well.   > 

3.  In  a  few  weeks  the  same  dog  came 
back  once  more  ;  and  with  him  came  a  dog 
which  was  lame.  The  dog  that  had  been 
lame  and  was  now  well  first  gave  the  man  a 
look,  and  then  he  gave  the  lame  dog  a 
look ;  as  much  as  to  say, 

4.  a  You  made  my  lame  leg  well,  kind 
man  ;  now  pray  do  the  same  for  this  poor 
dog  which  has  come  with  me." 

5.  Then  the  kind  man  took  care  of  this 
dog  also,  and  kept  him  in  his  house  till  hi* 
leg  was  quite  well,  and  he  could  go  home. 


LE$$0* 

XIX, 

Neat 

comb 

times 

your 

Jane 

brush 

hush 

does 

John 

each 

would 

clean 

girl 

rooms 

speak 

wish 

BE    NEAT. 

1.  Jane  and  John,  here  are  a  new  coml» 


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and  brush  for  each  of  vou.     Put  them   in 
your  bed  rooms. 

2.  I  hope  that  you  will  keep  your  hair 
and   skin   neat  and   clean.     You   see   how 
neat  Miss  Todd  is;  Ave  like  to  look  at  ! 
for  she  is  fit  to  be  seen  at  all  times. 

3.  Ma,  I  know  a  girl  who  is  not  neat; 
her  hair  is  long,  and  she  does  not  comb  it; 
her  frock  is  in  rags.     They  call  her . 

4  Hush!  Jane,  I  do  not  wish  to  h«  ir 
her  name.  Would  vou  like  her  to  sav  that 
Jane  Kent  is  not  neat  and  clean  ?  and  I  am 
sure  I  have  seen  vou  far  from  it !  You  did 
not  speak  of  her  as  you  would  wish  her  to 
apeak  of  you. 


liESNWSI 

XX. 

Back 

large 

touch 

barks 

tail 

take 

claws 

those 

licks  ' 

mic( 

sharp 

loves 

when 

puts 

catch 

brine 

THE  CAT. 

1.  See,    Ann,    what    a   fine    large    cat. 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 


'      j         .  V 


Touch  her,  how  sleek  she  is !  She  has  fine 
soft  fur.  Take  care,  her  claws  are  sharp. 
If  you  are  kind  to  her  she  will  not  hurt 
you. 

2.  Tell  Kate  to  brin<?  her  some  milk : 
she  is  fond  of  milk,  and  loves  those  who 
feed  her. 

3.  Cats  can  catch  rats  and  mice.  Do 
not  take  her  up  in  your  lap,  she  may  hurt 
you  with  her  sharp  claws. 

4.  John,  here  comes  the  old  dog.  He 
barks,  but  he  will  not  hurt  you.  He  doefl 
not  like  the  cat.  Puss  puts  up  her  back  at 
him. 

5.  Now  see  how  he  loves  me;  when  I 
pat  him,  he  wags  his  tail,  and  licks  my 
hand. 


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LESS01  XXI. 

Sheep 

there 

heard 

lit'-tle 

young 
field 

thorns 
hedge 

bleat 
learn 

for-get' 
a-bout' 

quite 

could 

ought 

some'-thing 

THE    SHEEP    AND    THE    LAMB. 

1.  One  day,  an  old  sheep,  with  her  young 
lamb,  was  in  a  field  with  the  rest  of  the 
flock.  The  sun  was  warm,  and.  the  lamb 
was  quite  gay  and  full  of  play. 

2.  It  ran  here  and  there,  up  and  down, 
round  and  round;  but  it  ran  most  by  the 
hedge,  as  it  was  a  warm  spot,  and  the  high 
hedge  kept  o(f  the  wind. 

3  At  last  the  lamb,  in  its  glee,  ran  quite 
into  a  bush,  full  of  thorns,  and  the  thorns 
took  hold  of  its  eoat.  and  held  it  fafet,  so 
that  it  could  not  get  free. 

4.  The  old  sheep,  who  was  not  far  off. 
heard  it  bleat,  and  ran  to  it,  to  help  it  :  but 
in  vain  did  the  old  sheep  pull  the  bush  :  she 
could  not  sot  her  lamb  free, 

5.  At  last   the  sheep  left   the   bush,  . 
ran  as  fast  as  she  could  to  the  next   fh 


30  OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 


where  was  a  ram  with  horns.     She  told  the 
ram,  in  her  way,  the  sad  ease  of  her  lamb. 

6.  The  ram  ran  with  her  to  the  bush, 
and,  with  his  horns,  set  the  poor  lamb  free, 
with  the  loss  of  some  of  its  wool.  I  dare 
say  the  lamb  went  to  that  bush  no  more. 

7.  I  have  told  you  this  tale,  that  you 
may  learn  something  from  it  Little  boys 
and  girls  are  apt  to  go  where  they  ought 
not,  and  then  they  get  hurt.  I  hope  you 
will  not  forget  this  tale  about  the  sheep  and 
the  lamb. 


KESSftl 

XXII. 

Charles 

bound 

when 

soft 

stand 

cateh 

race 

once 

hands 

start 

game 

first 

GAME    AT    BALL. 


1.  Now,  Charles,  we  will  have  a  good 
game  at  ball.  You  stand  there,  and  I  will 
stand  here.  Ah,  you  fear  that  the  ball  will 
Jiit  you :  you  shut  your  eyes.  Look  out 
for  the  ball,  and  use  your  hands  and  eyes 
to  save  your  head. 


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,  ■  -:       US* 

JfEM 


2.  That  is  the  way.  Now,  you  catch 
well.  One.  two,  three,  four,  five,  six.  Oh, 
you  have  let  it  fall.  Try  once  more.  Now 
make  it  bound. 

3.  This  ball  is  soft,  but  when  we  can 
natch  this  well,  we  will  buy  a  hard  ball,  and 
a  bat  and  trap. 

4.  We  will  now  run  a  race.  When  I  say 
off,  we  must  start ;  and  he  who  gets  first  to 
that  post  wins  the  race.  You  have  won 
the  race.     I  won  the  game  of  ball. 


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MBfesON 

XXIIE. 

Come 

know 

fresh 

dark 

long 

must 

green 

sleep 

lane 

much 

trees 

nio*ht 

warm 

clown 

lark 

please 

GET 

UP. 

1.  Come.  Ann,  get  up,  my  love,  and  go 
with  me  into  the  long  lane;  the  sun  is  up. 
and  it  is  time  for  a  good  girl  to  be  up  too. 

2.  Oh,  ma,  I  love  to  lie  in  bed,  it  is  so 
warm  ;  please,  let  me  lie  till  nine. 

3.  No.  Ann,  you  must  get  up.  See,  the 
dew  is  vet  on  the  trees,  and  the  buds  look 
fresh  and  green ;  and  I  hear  the  song  of 
the  lark. 

4.  Yes,  in  a,  I  will  get  up  soon;  but  my 
eyes  are  so  dull,  1  cannot  see. 

5.  Yes,  Ann,  I  know  how  yen  feel  ;  but 
it  is  much  better  to  get  up  soon  than  to  lie 
,so  long  in  bed. 

G.  But,  ma,  may  we  not  lie  in  bed  some 
tiiiic? 

7.  Yes,  Ann,  when  the  sun  g  >es  dowB, 
and  it  is  dark.     The  night  was  for 


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sleep;  but  when  the  sun  is  up,  we  must 
rise  to  work  or  play. 


LESSON 

xxw. 

Since 

James 

could 

large 

road 

field 

cheap 

cents 

kite 

there 

where 

strong 

Pray 

think 

ground 

branch 

JAMES  PRATT  AND  JOHN  REED. 

1.  A  few  days  since,  as  James  Pratt  was 
on  his  way  to  a  field  near  home,  he  met 
John  Reed  with  a  new  kite  in  his  hand. 

2.  u  You  have  a  nice  kite  there,"  said 
James ;  "  pray  what  did  you  give  for  it  ?" 

3.  "  I  gave  just  ten  cents  for  it,"  said 
John.     "  Do  you  think  it  cheap  or  dear?" 

4.  "  I  think/'  said  James,  "  it  is  very 
cheap.  I  wish  I  could  get  such  a  one  at 
the  same  price.  But  pray  where  is  your 
eord?" 

e5.  John  said  he  had  it  in  his  hand ;  and 
be  held  it  up,  and  told  James  that  it  \va& 
long  and  strong. 


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6.  "  Now,"  said  James,  "  let  us  go  to  the 
top  of  the  hill,  and  make  it  fly."  John 
liked  the  sport,  and  was  glad  to  have  James 
go  with  him. 

7.  When  they  got  to  the  top  of  the  hill, 
they  soon  set  off  the  kite.  It  rose  high: 
but  the  wind  was  too  strong;  so  it  soon  fell 
down  to  the  ground. 

,8.  In  its*  way  down  it  met  with  a  dead 
branch  of  an  old  tree,  which  tore  a  large 
hole  in  it;  but  they  knew  how  to  mend  it. 
1  when  they  got  home. 


XESSOX  XXV. 

Next 

when 

length 

truth 

went 

would 

a- way' 

catch 

good 

down 

ver'-y 

wrong 

hung 

great 

sor'-ry 

noth'-i 

JAMES  PRATT  AND  JOHN  REED,  (CONTINUED.) 

1.  The  next  day  they  went  to  the  same 
spot,  with  the  kite  as  good  as  new,  and  with 
,a  hope  to  have  good  sport,  as  the  wind  was 


not  too  high. 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER.  35 

2.  When  they  set  it  off,  its  line  long  tail 
hung  with  great  grace  in  the  air.  It  soon 
was  so  high  as  to  take  the  whole  length  of 
the  cord. 

3.  James  had  hold  of  the  cord,  and  he 
gave  it  a  kind  of  jerk,  and  broke  it.  So  the 
kite  flew  away  like  a  great  bird. 

4.  "Oh,  what  have  you  done?"  said  John. 
James  told  the  truth,  and  said  he  was  very 
sorry. 

5.  "Well,"  said  John,  "we  may  as  well  go 
home  now;  we  can  do  nothing  more.  If 
we  run  to  catch  it,  we  shall  run  in  vain;  if 
we  sit  down  and  cry,  that  will  not  bring  back 
the  kite.  If  I  were  to  beat  vou,  it  would  be 
wrong  and  would  do  me  no  good." 

6.  What  a  good  boy  John  Heed  is !  I 
hope  that  he  will  soon  have  a  new  kite,  and 
that  all  the  boys  who  know  him,  will  be  as 
kind  to  him  as  he  was  to  James  Pratt. 


r,i?sso*  xxvi. 

Tilings       drink  field  soul 

shine  clothes        gives  wear 


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night  friends        plants        ver'-y 

beasts         should         grass  wa'-ter 

GOD  MADE  ALL  THINGS. 

1.  In  six  days,  God  made  all  things. 

2.  He  made  the  sim  to  shine  by  day. 

3.  He  made  the  moon  and  stars  to  shine 
by  night. 

4.  He  made  the  trees  and  the  grass  and 
the  plants. 

5.  He  made  the  beasts  of  the  field  and  the 
fish  of  the  sea. 

6.  When  He  had  made  all  things,  He  said 
they  were  very  good. 

7.  The  same   God   made  my  soul   and 
body. 

8.  He  gives  me  food  to  eat,  water  to  drink, 
and  clothes  to  wear. 

9.  He  gives  me  kind  friends  to  take  care 
of  me. 

1 0.  I  should  love  God  for  all  He  does  for 
me. 


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fifiSSOM 

XXVII. 

Read 

here 

which 

health 

life 

done 

shall 

friends 

home 

than 

death 

teach 

more 

lead 

gives 

morn'-ing 

GOD. 

1.  You  have  read  that  God  made  you. 
He  it  is,  too,  who  gives  you  life  and  health, 
your  home  and  your  friends.  He  has  done 
more  than  all  this. 

2.  He  sent  you  His  own  Son  to  teach 
you  to  lead  a  life  of  peace  here,  and  at  death 
to  win  a  home  of  joy  which  shall  have  no 
6ad. 

3.  Be  sure  that  God  sees  you  in  the  dark, 
as  well  as  in  the  light.  He  knows  all  that 
you  do,  and  all  that  you  say,  yes,  and  all 
that  you  think. 

4.  Oh,  then,  seek  this  God!  Pray  to  Him, 
$nd  thank  Him  for  all  His  gifts,  both  in  the 
morning  when  you  wake  from  sleep,  and  at 
night  when  you  lie  down  to  rest. 


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Meet 


IjESSIMJ     XXV 

du'-ty  be-ffun'        mo'-ments 


woods         la'-bor         mu'-sic         morn'-ing 

MORNING. 

1.  The  lark  is  up  to  meet  the  sun, 

The  bee  is  o;i  the  wing; 
The  ant  its  labour  has  begun, 
The  woods  with  music  ring. 

2.  Shall  birds,  and  bees,  and  ants,  be 

wise, 
While  I  my  moments  waste? 
Oh  let  me  with  the  morning  rise, 
And  to  my  duty  haste. 


IiKSSOSf    XXIX. 


Spend 

stain 

strips 

posts 

night 

babes 

burnt 

eight 

house 

sheets 

their 

nurse 

heard 

quilt 

young 

death 

THE  HOUSE  ON  FIRE. 

1.  A  man   and   his   wife  once   went  to 


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39 


upend  the  night  witli  their  sick  old  aunt, 
whose  house  wag  eight  miles  oft*.  They  left 
their  two  babes,  Frank  and  Jane,  in  the  care 
of  Ann.  the  nurse;  and  told  John  and  the 
cook  to  keep  their  house  safe. 

2.  The  night  was  dark,  and  all  in  the 
house  had  been  in  bed  some  time,  when  the 
nurse  heard  some  one  cry,  Fire !  Fire ! 
Fire ! 

3.  Ere  she  could  get  up.  John  came  to 
the  door  of  her  room  to  tell  her  that  th« 
first  floor  and  the  stair-way  of  the  hous« 


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were  on  fire.     He  said  be  was  sure  tfo 
would  all  be  burnt  to  death:  and  he  was  in 
too  much  fear  to  think  of  apian  to  sav£ 
them. 

4.  Not  so,  Ann,  the  good  nurse.      Full  of 
love  for  her  babes,  she  had  no  time  for  fear. 
She  tore  up  the  sheets  aud  the  quilt,  and 
made  a  stout  rope  of  the  strips.     With  this 
by  John's  help,  she  first  let  down  the  eo- 
ajid   then   Frank  and  Jane.     Last   of  all, 
John  and  she  came  down  by  the  rope,  which 
they  had   made  fast  to   one  of  the   he 
posts. 

5,  "And  what  if  the  house  was  burnt  up., 
since  all  of  you  are  safe!"  said  the  man  and 
his  wife  to  Ann,  when,  next  day,  she  oa ve- 
to their  arms,  safe  and  well,  their  dear  young 
Frank  and  Jane. 


IjKSSO* 

XXX. 

Slate 

whip 

four 

eggs 

draw 

duck 

bags 

cart 

fine 

down 

steal 

frame 

nose 

milk 

pail 

a- gain 

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MY  SLATE. 

1.  Pray,  give  me  my  new  slate,  I  wish  to 
draw  on  it.  My  slate  has  a  fine  red  frame. 
I  will  draw  a  boy.  What  a  long  nose  he 
has,  and  but  one  arm! 

2.  Now  I  will  draw  a  cow,  and  a  milk 
maid  with  her  pail.  Here  is  a  dog,  and  a 
hen,  and  a  duck.  Why,  the  dog  has  but  tw# 
feet  and  the  duck  has  four.  Well,  I  can 
rub  out  two  of  the  duck's  feet  and  give 
them  to  the  dog. 

3.  Here  I  will  have  a  man  with  a  whip 
in  his  hand.  Why,  the  man  is  not  as  tall 
as  the  dog  1  must  rub  them  all  out,  for 
they  are  not  well  done,  and  draw  a  tree; 
then  1  will  have  a  man  with  an  axe  in  his 
hand,  to  chop  down  the  tree. 

4.  Next  T  will  draw  a  mill,  and  a  cart  full 
of  bags  of  corn.  This  is  a  boy  with  a  nest 
full  of  eggs  in  his  hand.  He  is  a  bad  boy 
to  steal  the  nest  of  a  poor  bird. 

5.  Here  is  the  maid  come  to  take  me  to 
led;  pray  put  my  slate  by  for  me,  that   I 

ly  have  it  safe,  when  I   want  to  draw 


again. 


42  OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 


IiESSOS 

X\M. 

Mine 

thank 

wrong 

fee'-ble 

thine 

there 

praise 

heav'-en 

child 

would 

da'-hig 

pray'-er 

night 

should 

lit'-tle 

list'-ens 

GOD  IS  ITS"  HEAVEN. 

1.  God  is  in  heaveii:;  and  can  lie  hear 

A  feeble  pf&fer  like  mine? 
Yes,  little  child,  you  need  not  fear 
He  listens  now  to  thine. 

2.  God  is  in  heaven;  and  ca*n  He  see 

When  I  am  doing  wrong? 
Yes,  child,  lie  can — He  looks  at  thee 
All  day,  and  all  night  long. 

3.  God  is  in  heaven;  and  would  He  know 

If  1  should  tell  a  lie? 
Yes,  if  you  say  it  ever  so  low, 
He  hears  it  in  the  sky. 

4.  God  is  in  heaven;  and  can  I  go 

To  thank  Him  for  His  care? 
Not  yet — but  love  Him  here  below, 
And  you  shall  praise  Him  there. 


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WESSON  XXXII. 

Thrush  flap'-ping  stol'-en  garden 

thought  call'-ed  ap'-ple  look'-ed 

bloom  mak'-ing  some'- thing  un-til' 

meant  af'-ter  hang'-ing  work'-ing 

THE  THRUSH  AND  THE  CAP. 

1.  An  old  cook  once  hung  her  nice  cap 
<>n  a  line  in  the  garden  to  dry.  When  shi 
went  to  get  it,  it  was  gone. 

2.  $he  looked  for  it  until  she  was  tired, 
hut  the  cap  was  nowhere  to  be  found;  so 
she  thought  some  one  had  stolen  it. 

3.  A  few  weeks  after  this,  a  man  who  was 
working  in  the  garden,  heard  a  thrush  mak- 
ing a  great  noise  in  an  apple  tree,  and  went 
to  see  what  it  meant. 

4.  When  he  came  near  the  tree,  he  saw 
that  the  bird  had  a  nest,  and  that  something 
white  was  hanging  from  the  nest,  and  wa* 
blown  by  the  wind. 

5.  The  man  did  not  know  what  it  was, 
and  called  the  cook  to  see  it.  As  soon  a* 
the  cook  came  to  the  tree,  and  saw  th* 
strings-napping  in  the  win  \slir  said,  "The** 
is  my  lost  cap." 


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OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 


6.  The  bird  had  seen  the  nice  soft  cap 
hanging  out  to  dry,  and  took  it  to  line  the 
nest  she  had  just  built.  The  nest  was  now 
full  of  young  birds,  and  the  cap  made  them 
a  nice  bed. 


M1SSWS  mOLIII. 

Large 

size 

leaves 

ev'-er 

goose 

white 

swans 

nev'-er 

young 

makes 

neck 

wa'-ter 

grown 

sticks 

grass 

swim 

THE 

SWAN. 

1.  The  swan  is  a  large  bird.  Jane  says 
it  is  like  a  goose. 

2.  When  it  is  y.oung,  it  is  gray;  but  when 
it  is  crown  to  its  full  size  it  is  as  white  as 
snow. 

3.  It  has  a  long  neck  and  short  legs.  It 
makes  a  nest  of  short  sticks,  and  grass,  and 
leaves. 

4.  The  eggs  of  the  swan  are  large  anil 
white.     Have  you  ever  seen  a  swan  ? 

5.  No,  1  never  saw  one.  Where  do  swaxjs 


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live  ?     They  swim  on  the  water,  and  they 
iiy  in  the  air. 


MCSS«Mi 

XXXIV. 

Though 

pow'-er 

ti'-ny 

ma'-ny 

plen'-ty 

use'-ful 

ver'-y 

gen'-tle 

small 

bet'-ter 

lit'-tle 

lov'-in# 

prove 

bus'-y 

up-on 

tri'-fle 

A  LITTLE  CHILD 

MAY  BE  USEFUL. 

1.  I  may,  if  I  have  but  a  mind, 

Do  good  in  many  ways; 
Plenty  to  do,  the  young  may  find, 

In  these  our  busy  days. 
Sad  would  it  be.  though  young  and  small, 
If  I  were  of  no  use  at  all. 

2.  One  gentle  word  that  I  may  speak, 

Or  one  kind,  loving  deed, 
May,  though  a  trifle,  poor  and  weak, 

Prove  like  a  tiny  seed. 
And  who  can  tell  what  good  may  spring 
From  such  a  very  little  thing? 

3.  Then  let  me  try,  each  day  and  hour, 

To  act  upon  this  plan, 


46  OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 

What  little  good  is  in  my  power, 

To  do  it  while  I  can. 
If  to  be  useful  thus  I  try, 
I  may  do  better  by  and  by. 


* 

MSSSttX 

SXXY, 

Frank 

hymns 

where 

tru'-ly 

Charles 

write 

prose 

ver'-y 

speak 

should 

young 

to-day' 

your 

doubt 

prize 

moth'-er 

FRANK  AND  CHARLES. 

Mother.  Well,  Frank ;  well,  Charles ;  I 
hope  you  have  both  been  good  boys  to-day. 

Frank,  Yes,  mother,  that  we  have. 

Charles,  I  can  speak  for  Frank,  mother. 

Frank.  Yes,  and  I  can  speak,  too  ;  just 
let  me  say  one  word  in  your  ear,  mother. 

Mother.  Well,  what  is  it? 

Frank.  Charles  has  got  a  prize  to-day. 

Mother.  A  prize ! 

Frank.  Yes,  and  it  is  a  nice  new  book. 
I  wish  I  could  say  things  like  Charles,  and 
then  I  should  have  a  new  book  too. 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER.  47 


Mother.  You  know  you  are  not  as  old  as 
fie  is:  whela  you  are  at  his  age,  you  will  do 
as  well,  I  have  no  doubt. 

Frank.  Do  you  think  1  shall?  Oh,  how 
-lacl  I  shall  be!  Well.  I  will  try  all  I  ean. 
1  am  sure. 

ther.  And  pray,  Charles;  where  is 
this  nice  new  book  which  Frank  has  told 
me  of? 

Charles.  Here  it  is.  mother  ;  it  is 
••  Hymns  in  Prose." 

.  <•  Hymns  in  Prose  !':  Truly,  it 
i«  one  of  the  best  books  yoims  folks  ean 
have.     And  how  did  you  gain  this  prize? 

UHAiti  I  had  hurt  my  hand,  you  know, 
so  that  I  could  not  write,  and  was  told  to 
learn  one  of  the  Hymns  as  a  kind  of  task. 

Frank,  Yes,  mother,  and  he  said  it  so 
well  that  he  won  the  book. 

Mother.  You  are  a  good  boy;  and  yon 
have  made  your  mother  quite  happy,  By 
and  by,  I  will  hear  you  say  the  lines. 

Frank.  Do,  mother,  for  they  are  ver\ 
good  words,  and  I  shall  be  truly  glad  to 
hear  them  again, 


48  OUR  OWN*  FIRST  READER. 


liESSO* 

XXXVI, 

Hark 
feel 
hear 
cage 

sing 
does 
would 
sings 

high 
fret 
shut 
pale 

wish 
could 
likes 
fields 

THE 

BIRD. 

1.  It  is  a  fine  day :  let  us  walk  out.  It 
is  not  too  hot,  but  I  can  feel  the  warm  sun. 

2.  Hark !  I  hear  a  bird ;  I  can  hear  it 
sing,  and  I  can  see  it.  It  does  not  look  as 
big  as  a  bee,  and  yet  we  can  hear  it  sing. 

3.  I  wish  I  had  it  in  my  hand ;  I  would 
put  it  in  a  cage,  and  then  I  could  hear  it 
sing  all  the  day. 

4.  No,  my  dear  Ann,  he  can  not  live  in 
a  cage ;  and  when  he  sings,  he  likes  best  t© 
fly  high  in  the  air.  If  you  were  put  in  a 
small  room,  and  could  but  just  move  a  yard 
or  two,  you  would  not  be  gay  as  you  a^e 
now  *  you  would  pine  and  fret  to  get  out, 
and  to  walk  and  run. 

5.  You  -would  soon  be  ill,  and  grow  pate 
and  sad.  And  if  you  take  a  poor  bird  and 
shut  him  up  in  a  cage,  he  will  pine  and  fret. 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER.  4[) 


6.  Well,  thou,  I  will  go  out  into  the  fields 
and  hear  him  sing,  L  do  not  now  wish  to 
have  a  bird  in  a  ca^e. 


E,ESSC5\i    XltXVfi. 

Grown       ver'-y        lit'- tie        loarn'-ed 
to-day'      a-way'       tall'-er       pass'-ed 
a-bove'      a-bout'      big'-ger     fiow'-crs 

I    All    JIVE    YEARS    OLD    TO-DAY, 

1.  I  was  a  very  little  child, 

But  months  have  passed  away, 
And  I  am  bigger,  taller  grown; 
I  am  live  years  old  to-day, 

2.  At  first,  I  could  not  walk  at  all, 

And  not  a  word  could  say; 

And  now  I  talk  and  run  about ; 

1  am  five  years  old  to-day. 

3.  I  did  not  know  the  God  above, 

Who  made  the  flowers  so  gay, 
And  me  and  all ;  but  now  I  know; 
I  am  five  years  old  to-day. 


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OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 


4.  I  did  not  thank  Him  for  his  love, 
I  had  not  learned  to  pray  ; 
But  now  I  kneel  to  ask  his  orace ; 
I  am  five  years  old  to-day. 


l*£S$in; 

XXXV2II. 

Let 

still 

folks 

be-srin 

j°7 

hills 

these 

nev'-er 

tell 

bark 

scent 

mas'-ter 

live 

hunt 

smell 

ap-pear' 

you 

noise 

please 

care'-ful 

way 

teach 

means 

chil'-dren 

tops 

mouse 

known 

snow'-drifts 

THE    STORY    TELLER. 

1.  Peter  Pindar  was  a  great  story  teller. 
This  is  known  to  all  children  who  have  read 
his  books.  One  day  as  he  was  going  by 
the  school,  the  children  came  around  him, 
and  they  all  wished  him  to  tell  them  a  new 
story. 

2.  Well,  says  Peter,  T  love  to  please  good 
children ;  and  as  you  all  appear  kind  and 
civil,  I  will  tell  you  a  story  which  you  have 


OUft  OWN  FIRST  READER.  51 

never  hoard.     But  before  we  begin,  let  us 
go  and  sit  down  in  a  «oo>,  shady  place. 

o.  And  now.  master  John,  you  must  he 
as  still  as  a  little  mouse.  And,  .Mary,  vou 
must  tie  careful  not  to  let  Towser  bark  and 
tnake  a  noise. 

4.  A  long  wiy  from  this  place,  in  a  land 
where  it  is  very  cold,  and  where  inuch  snow 
falls,  and  where  the  hills  are  so  hio-h  that 
their  tons  appear  to  reach  to  the  sky,  then* 
live  some  men,  whose  joy  it  is  to  help  fbjjfe, 
who  cross  these  hills. 

5.  These  men  keep  large  dogs,  which 
they  teach  to  go  out  and  hunt  for  persons 
who  may  be  lost  in  the  snow  drifts. 

6.  The  dogs  have  so  fine  a  scent  (  r  smell, 
that  they  can  find  folks  by  moans  of  it.  oven 
when    it    is  too  dark  to  see,  or  when  the  i 
folks  they  go  0ut  to  hunt  for,  lie  hid  in  the 
deep  snow  drift*. 


LESSttl     XXXIX. 

Shrill         drew  feit  bark'-injr 

might        could         child  some-tiiin" 


52 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 


heard 
close 


round 

gone 


lain 
told 


hi  in-self7 
eat'-en 


EOT   LOST    IN   THE    SNOW 

1.  One  cold  night,  when  the  wind  blew 
loud  and  shrill,  and  the  snow  fell  fast,  and 
it  was  very  dark,  some  good  men  sent  out 
a  dog  to  seek  for  those  who  might  want 
help. 

2.  In  an  hour  or  two,  the  dog  was  heard 
barking  at  the  gate;  and  when  the  men 
went  to  look  out,  they  saw  the  dog  there 
with  a  hoy  on  his  back.     The  povr  child 


ont  own  FiriST  reader.  53 


was  stiff  with  cold,  and  could  but  just  hold 
on  the  do<*'s  hack. 

3,  The  men  took  the  bov  in  ;  and  when 
he  was  warm,  and  had  eaten  some  food,  ho 
told  them  that  he  had  lain  a  long  time 
in  the  snow,  and  was  too  ill  and  weak  to 
walk,  and  that  the  snow  foil  fast  on  him, 
when  he  felt  something  pull  him  by  the 
coat;  and  then  he  heard  the  bark  of  a  doff 
close  by  him. 

4  The  bov  then  put  out  his  hand,  and 
he  felt .the  hair  of  the  dog;  and  then  the 
dog  gave  him  one  more  pull.  This  gave 
the  poor  boy  some  hope:  and  he  took  hold 
of  the  dog  and  drew  himself  out  of  tho 
snow ;  but  he  felt  that  he  could  not  stand 
or  walk. 

5.  He  then  got  upon  the  dog's  back,  and 
put  his  arms  round  the  dog's  neck  ;  and 
thus  he  held  on  He  felt  sure  the  do£  did 
not  mean  to  hurt  him  ;  and  he  rode  on  the 
dog's  back  all  the  way  to  the  house  of  the 
good  men,  who  took  care  of  the  hoy  till  tho 
snow  was  gone,  and  then  sent  Liui  to  his 
own  home. 


54  OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER* 


Close  friends  which  youth 

sleep  clothes  health  shame 

pray  while  strength  gifts 

Young  tiling  should  be-fore' 

EVENING  PRAYER. 

1.  At  the  close  of  the  day,  before  you  go 
to  sleep,  you  should  not  fail  to  pray  to  God 
to  keen  you  "from  sin  and  from  harm. 

2.  You  ask  your  friends  for  food  and 
drink,  and  books  and  clothes  ;  and  when 
they  awe  you  these  things,  you  thank 
them,  and  love  them  for  the  good  they  do 
you. 

3.  So  yon  should  ask  your  God  for  those 
things  which  he  can  give  you,  and  which  no 
one  else  can  give  you. 

4.  You  should  ask  him  for  life,  and 
health,  and  strength  ;  and  you  should  pray 
to  him  to  keep  your  feet  from  the  ways  of 


sin  and  shame. 


5.  You  should  thank  him  for  all  his 
good  gifts;  and  learn,  while  young,  to  put 
your  trust  in  him;   and  the  kind  care  of 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER.  £5 


God  will  be  with  you,  loth  in  your  youth 


and  in  your  old  a^e. 


JLESSOX  X2LI. 

wrong        each  nev'-or      vcr'-y 

wh  1 >         tease  gcn'-tle     oth'-ers 

voting        child  care'-iul    oth'-er 

EE  CAREFUL  IN  FLAY. 

1.  In  your  play  be  very  careful 

Not  to  give  er.oh  other  pain ; 
And  if  others  hurt  or  tense  you, 
Never  do  the  like  to  them. 

2.  God  will  love  the  child  that  's  gentle. 

And  who  tries  to  do  no  wrowsr: 
You  must  learn  then  to  be  caiefuJ, 
Now  while  you  are  very  young. 


LKffgfll  \MI, 


Ifough       claws  an'-gry        vcl'-lou 

reach  sides  ]asl»'-cs        about' 


6 


OUR  OvVS  PlrtST  RE\D3It. 


tongue 
roams 


tail 

roars 


fright'- ful      ver'-y 


with-in' 


pice  -es 


TE3  LION. 

1.  The  lion  lives  in 
a  clan :  he  is  very 
strong.  He  has  a 
great  deal  of  thick 
yellow  hair  about  his 
neck.  That  is  his 
mane. 

2.  He  has  very  sharp  claws.  They  would 
tear  you  to  pieces.  When  he  is  very  angry, 
he  lashes  his  sides  with  his  tail,  and  his 
eyes  flash  like  tire. 

3.  lie  roars ;  how  loud  he  roars!  It  is 
very  frightful,  lie  shows  his  sharp  teeth. 
His  tongue  is  very  rough. 

4.  The  lion  sleeps  all  day  in  his  den. 
When  it  is  night*  he  comes  out  and  roams 
about  to  find  something  to  eat. 

5.  He  eats  cows,  and  sheep,  and  horses; 
and  he  would  eat  you  too,  if  you  were 
within  his  reach. 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER.  57 


■JE3s:>s  X.LIIL 

Spread 

cloud 

best 

Waja^HMi 

ground 

loves 

does 

ris'-ing 

horse 

they 

sheep 

barn 

mow 

grass 

oats 

draw 

MAKING  HAY. 

1.  The  men  mow  the  grass,  and  spread 
it  on  the  ground;  and  when  it  is  dry,  they 

1  call  it  hay. 

2.  They  rake  up  the  hay,  and  then  they 
put  it  on  the  wagon,  and  the  horses  draw  it 
to  the  barn. 

3.  When  they  see  a  cloud  rismgj,  the  men 
must,  work  very  fast,  and  put  the  hay  in  the 
barn,  so  that  it  may  not  get  wet  by  the 
rain. 

4.  The  hay  is  for  the  horse,  and  the  cow, 
and  the  ox  to  eat. 

6.  Which  does  the  horse  love  best;  hay, 
or  oats,  or  corn?     lie  loves  oats  hot. 

6.  Does  the  cow  love  oats,  too?  Yes. 
And  corn,  too?  Yes.  And  do  sheep  love 
oat*?     Yes. 


58 


OUP.  OWN  FIRST  READER. 


i-esswi;  xs-iv. 


Goose 
strong 

sense 
scent 


great 

catch 

match 

boasts 


tricks  bod'-y 

fann'-yard    fox'-cs 
sharp'-er       chick'-ens 


cuii  -nmg 


THE  FOX. 


them-sclves 


1.  The  fox  is  like  a  dog  in  the  shape  of 

,.~.  Ills  body;  but  Lis  nose 
is  sharper  than  the 
Hose  of  a  dog;  and  his 
ears  si  and  up  like  the 
ears  of  a  cat. 
g^BT*  2.  Foxes  live  in  the 

woods,  and  have  holes  in  which  they  hide 
themselves. 

3.  A  fox  will  eat  chickens  and  geese  from 
a  firm  yard,  if  he  can  catch  them. 

4.  lie  has  the  sense  of  smell  as  strong  as 
the  do*!*,  and  can  scent  his  food  or  a  foe  a 
great  way  off 

5.  Of  all  beasts  he  is  the  most  cunning. 
None  of  them  is  a  match  for  his  tricks;  and 
men  who  hunt  him  for  sport,  find  it  hard  to 
catch  or  kill  him. 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 


Ci) 


LiLSSOX    XJLV. 


r  i-»r  .    / » ■ «  _ 


**C^ 


Laid 

Jmnb 

where 

fbl'-low 

rule 

what 

fleece 

cv'-or-v 

that 

harm 

school 

waii'-cd 

love 

made 

ea'-ger 

gp-jear' 

sure 

snow 

Ma'-ry 

a-itainst' 

« 

bind 

white 

gen'-tle 

an'-i-nial 

near 

laugh 

a-fraid' 

lil>n'_(.l'-(>(| 

went 

makes 

teach'-or 

pa'-iicnt-ty 

MART  S  LAUD. 

1.  Mary  bad  a  little  land), 

Its  fleece  was  white  as  snow, 


60  OUR  OWN  FIRST  HEADER. 


And  everywhere  that  Mary  went, 
The  lamb  was  sure  to  &'o. 


» 


2.  He  went  with  her  to  school  one  clay  ; 
That  was  against  the  rule: 
It  made  the  children  laugh  and  play, 
To  see  a  lamb  at  school, 

3L  So  the  teacher  turned  him  out, 
Rut  still  he  lingered  near, 
And  waited  patiently  about, 
Till  Mary  did  appear. 

4.  And  then  he  ran  to  her,  and  Liij 

His  head  upon  her  arm. 
As  if  he  said,  I'm  not  afraid, 
You'll  keep  me  from  all  harm. 

5.  "  What  makes  the  lamb  love  Mary  so?" 

The  eager  children  cry; 
*;0  Mary  loves  the  lamb,  you  know," 
The  teacher  did  replyf 

6.  "And  you,  each  gntle  animal 

To  you,  for  life,  may  bind. 
And  make  it  follow  at  your  call, 
If  you  are  always  kind," 


OUR  OWN*  FIRST  READER. 


61 


:S^^9m 


Pond 

swan 
bread 
hand 
neck 


wings 
wa'-ter 
a'-pron 
flow'-ers 

moth'-er 


broth'-cr 
sis'-ter 

school 

teaeh'-cr 

brought 


lon<* 

white 

Kt'-tle 

i'-dle 

ncv'-er 


JOHN  AND  JANE. 

1.  John  and  Jane  have  conic  down  to  the 
pond  to  see  the  swans.  John  has  brought 
some  bread  to  feed  them. 

2.  One  of  them  has  come  to  eat  from 


62  oun  OWN  FIRST  READS?. 


his  ha'icl.  Her  neck  is  lons>,  and  her  wings 
are  white.  How  she  glides  through  the 
water ! 

3.  Jane  has  her  apron  full  of  flowers. 
She  will  earrv  them  home  to  her  mother, 
ami  to  her  little  brother  and  sister. 

4.  When  John  and  Jane  go  to*  school, 
they  are  never  idle.  They  love  their 
teacher,  and  always  try  to  please  her. 


Loan  lit'-tle  bod'-ies  rooth'-er 

thinks  hap'-py  sor'-ry  ILst'-en 

giv'-en  nei'-ther  fath'-er  your-self" 

wo'-men  ehil'-dren  pret'-ty  some'-thing 

YOURSELF, 

1.  I  wish  to  tell  vou  something  about 
yourself.  Do  you  know  who  made  you? 
God.  Yes,  God  made  you  and  put  you  in 
this  pretty  world  to  live.  God  made  your 
bodv  and  your  soul. 

2.  Do  vou  know  what  your  bodv  is?     It 

.-■  *  »/ 

is  vour  head,  and  neck,  and  your  hands, 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER.  G3 

aiul  arms,  and  fcot.  It  is  all  of  you  that 
you  can  see  and  touch.  Your  eyes  that 
look  at  your  clear  mother,  and  your  ears  that 
listen  to  her  voice,  these  are  parts  of  your 
body. 

3.  Would  you  not  he  sorry  to  lose  any 
part  of  your  body  ?  If  you  had  no  feet, 
how  could  you  walk,  and  run,  and  |  lay  ?  If 
you  had  no  hands,  what  could  you  do? 
Was  not  God  good  to  give  you  a  nice 
little  body,  so  that  you  might  be  happy? 

4.  But  1  want  to  tell  you  of  something 
else  which  God  has  made  for  you.  When 
you  think  about  God,  what  part  of  you  is 
it  that  thinks?  Is  it  your  hands  or  your 
feet?     Can  you  think  with  them?     No. 

5.  It  is  Your  soul  which  thinks.  When 
you  love  your  father  and  mother,  what  is  ?t 

to  •' 

that  loves  them?  Is  it  your  head,  or  your 
eves,  or  your  ears  ?  N««,  vo»  cannot  love 
with  these.  You  love  wiili  your  soul.  Y<  u 
cannot  see  your  soul,  but  you  can  think 
with  it,  and  love  with  it,  and  learn  with  it. 
God  made  your  soul,  and  put  it  in  you,  so 
that  vou  could  love  him. 


64  OUIl  OWN  FIRST  READER. 

6.  God  has  not  given  a  soul  to  all  crea- 
tures. Your  little  dog  has  no  soul,  neither 
has 'the  cat,  nor  the  horse.  None  of  these 
have  souls.  But  a\\  people  have  souls  ;  that 
is,  men,  women,  and  children — thev  all  have 
sonK  God  made  their  souls  and  their 
bodies.  Are  you  glad  that  God  gave  you  a 
soul  as  well  as  a  body  ? 


E.ESSOH  SXYB9I. 

Sure  mope  pains  tea'-pot 

half  once  sil'-ly  kit'-ten 

talk  much  ver'-y  can'-not 

€alf  sto'-ries  tir'-ed  pret'-ty 

CAN  YOU  READ  ? 

Jane.     Pray,  Ann,  can  you  read  ? 

Ann.  No  ;  I  do  not  like  to  read  half  so 
well  as  to  play. 

Jane.     But  can  you  not  read  at  all  then? 

Ann.  No,  to  be  sure;  what  need  have! 
to  take  so  much  pains  with  a  dull  book? 

Jane.  But  will  you  not  be  a  silly  girl, 
and  look  like  a  fool,  if  you  grow  up  and  do 
not  know  how  to  read  9 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER.  65 


Ann,  O,  I  do  not  care  for  that ;  for  I 
have  got  a  new  doll  and  a  tea  pot,  and  some 
cups  and  a  nice  bed  for  my  doll  to  lie  in  ; 
and  I  mean  to  piny  all  day  long,  and  do 
not  care  for  my  book.  Will  not  that  be  a 
good  way? 

,  Jane.  No,  it  is  a  very  bad  way.  Why, 
you  may  as  well  be  a  dog,  or  a  calf,  or  a 
kitten  ;  for  they  like  to  play,  but  they  can- 
not read,  just  like  you. 

Ann.  Ah  !  but  I  am  not  like  a  do<r  or  a 
calf,  for  all  that;  do  but  look  at  my  hand. 
A  dog  has  not  got  a  hand  ;  and  it  cannot 
talk,  you  know,  but  I  can. 

Jane.  No,  to  be  sure,  a  do^  has  not  £ot 
a  hand  any  more  than  a  calf;  but  what  is 
your  hand  good  for,  if  you  do  not  use  it  ? 
You  can  talk,  you  say,  why,  then,  do  you 
not  learn  to  read,  that  y  >u  may  grow  wise, 
and  know  how  to  talk  well  ? 

Ann.  But  do  you  like,  then,  to  sit  an 
hour,  or  half  an  hour,  with  your  book  in 
your  hand,  and  read,  read,  read  like*  a  mope, 
and  all  that  you  may  grow  wise  by  and  by  ? 

Jane.     I  do  not  feel  at  all  like  a  mope,  as 

i  2 


66 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 


you  call  it,  when  I  sit  down  with  my  book. 
Oh,  it  is  such  a  nice  one  !  full  of  pretty 
stories.  I  love  to  read  in  my  book,  of  the 
good  boys  and  girls,  who  all  knew  how  to 
read  ;  and  I  mean  to  be  like  them  as  soon 
as  I  can. 

Ann.  But  is  it  not  dull  to  try  so  long  to 
learn  A,  B,  C  ;  and  then  do  you  not  get 
very  tired  of  ab,  eb,  ib  ? 

Jane.  No,  I  do  not  feel  it  dull  at  all,  it 
is  more  like  play ;  so,  dear  Ann,  run  and 
get  your  book  at  once ;  •  r  you  may  have 
mine,  if  you  like,  and  let  me  show  you  how 
to  read.  I  am  sure  you  will  love  to  read 
when  you  leatn  how. 


IESSON  XMX 

John 

keep 

catch 

be-cause* 

wind 

strap 

pa-pa' 

moth'-er 

l^lew 

since 

mam-ma' 

a-gain' 

gone 

could 

fath'-er 

with-out' 

HEEDLESS  JOHN. 

1.  John  went  out  to  walk  with  his  papa 


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■ 


ajid  mamma.  The  wind  was  high ;  and 
they  had  not  gone  far  when  John's  cap 
blew  off. 

2.  "  John,  why  can  you  not  keep  your 
cap  on  your  head  ?  and  why  do  you  hold 
it  on  so  ?  " 

3.  "  Why,  papa,"  said  John,  a  I  have  no 
strap  on  my  cap."  % 

4.  "  But  where  is  the  strap  ?  You  had 
one  once ;  have  you  lost  it  since  you  cam£ 
out  ?  " 

5.  "No,  papa;    I  have  not  lost  it;    1 
have  left  it  at  home.     It  came  off  the  last 
time  I  wore  my  cap.     I  did  not  think  to. » 
put  it  on,  and  came  out  without  it." 

6.  John  soon  felt  he  could  not  keep  his 
cap  on  his  head.  His  hand  got  cold.  He 
could  not  hold  the  cap.  Just  then  came  a 
great  gust  of  wind  and  blew  it  off  again.  He 
ran  to  pick  it  up,  but  could  not  catch  it.  Ha 
ran  as  fast  as  he  could  ;  and  just  as  he  got 
near  it,  down  he  fell  in  the  mud. 

7.  His  papa  now  said,  "  John,  you  must 
go  back.  You  are  not  fit  to  be  seen.  You 
are  covered  with  mud  from  head  to  foot. 


68 


R  OWN  FIRST  REA  >EK. 


You  did  wi  >ng  to  come  from  home  with  no 
strap  on  your  cap." 

8.  So  John  lost  a  nice  walk  with  his 
father  and  mother,  because  he  did  not  put 
the  strap  on  his  cap  again,  when  it  came  off. 


With-out'  play'-things  drum'-ming 

jor'-row  tit'-er-ed  fa'-vor-ite 

<deep'-est  pres'-en  t-ly  a-n )  use'-m  en  t 

clnT-dren  com-menc'-eci  af'-ter-noon 

*it'-ting  com'-pa-ny  re-turn'-ed 

UNKIND  WORDS. 

1.  "  Do  not  use  such  words  as  those,  they 
make  my  heart  ache,"  said  a  mother  to  her 
children,  who  were  disputing  over  some 
playthings.  a  Come  here,  and  I  will  tell 
you  cross  words  I  once  uttered,  and  which 
I  never  think  of,  without  feeling  the  deepest 
sorrow7." 

2.  "  Why,  mamma,  I  hardly  thought  you 
could  say  anything  cross;  I  am  sure  you 
are  always  kind  now." 


VVN  FIRST  HEAD.  69 


3.  Thevlad>    smiled   sadly,  y\m  con- 

tinued— "  i  a  sister  J,  ice;  she 

was  older  thai    1  was,  and  a  vol      aul\  sister 


too." 


4.  "Onee  she  was  taken  v  e\\  and 
for  a  time  we  thought  we  shoi  Id  lose  her; 
but  at  last  she  grew  a  litth  (iter,  and 
could  bear  to  sit  una  little,  or  1!  on  a  loiittse: 
but  we  children  hid  to  keep  v  ill  while 
in  her  room, 

5.  "  One  evening  I  was  sitting  with  her, 
and  I  commenced  drumming  o  the  window 
pane,  which  was  my  favour!  t-  usement. 
Presently,  I  heard  her  say,  *  Piease,  don  9t 
do  that ;  it  makes  mv  head  a< ••■■•  so  badlv/ 

6.  u  I  was  not  often  unkind  to  my  sister, 
but  I  was  in  a  bad  humour  then  and  I  had 
been  during  the  whole  afternoon, so  1  replied, 
•  O,  very  well ;  I  see  I'm  in  tho  way  here: 
if  I  goto  tho  parlour,  I  can  no  I  stir,  because 
they  have  company;  and  with  von.  if  I 
make  the  !  ast  Uoise,  your  head  cln  s.'  and 
so  saving  I  left  the  room." 

7.  Here  tlie  speakert  voice  IterWl  as 
^he  said,  fci  I  n  aw  my  sister  any  mo 


XO  OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 


The  next  morning  I  started  away  early, 
before  she  was  awake,  to  be  gone  for  a  few 
(Jays.  Very  soon  I  was  sent  for  to  come 
Home,  because  my  sister's  illness  had  re- 
turned, and  when  I  reached  there,  she  was 
<kad." 

8.  Here  the  mother  stopped ;  she  could 
say  no  more.  Tears  stood  in  the  children's 
3yes,  and  they  were  locked  in  each  other's 
arms;  and  often  after  that,  when  tempted  to 
use  harsh  words,  the  thought  that  theymight 
be  among  the  last  they  should  ever  utter, 
checked  them,  and  then  came  instead,  that 
^soft  answer"  that  turneth  away  wrath. 


IdBSSON  U. 

Dove 
Bure 
haste 
brook 

broke 
drink 
could 
learn 

though 
snares 
twinge 
thought 

friend 
fright 
step'-ped 
drop'-ped 

THE 

DOVE  AND 

THE  ANT A  FABLE. 

1.  A  poor  ant,  who  came  to  a  b*»ook  to 
•^Jjink,  stepped  so  far,  in  her  haste,  that  she 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER.  71 

fell  in;  and  there  is  no  doubt  that  she 
would  have  lost  her  life  had  it  not  been  for 
a  dove,  who  broke  off  a  small  twig  from  a 
tree,  and  dropped  it  in,  so  that  the  ant  got 
on  the  top  of  it,  and  rode  safe  to  shore. 

2.  In  a  few  days,  a  man  came  with  his 
nets  and  snares,  and  would  have  caught  the 
kind  dove,  and  made  an  end  of  her.  But 
the  ant,  who  stood  close  by  him,  and  saw 
what  he  was  at,  crept  up  his  leg  as  fast  as 
she  could,  and  gave  him  a  smart  twinge 
with  her  sting.  "  For  now,"  thought  she, 
"  is  the  time,  and  I  will  save  my  dear  friend 
if  I  die  for  it." 

3.  So,  as  soon  as  the  man  felt  the  pain, 
he  made  a  start,  and  the  good  dove  took 
fright,  flew  off,  and  got  safe  home  to  her 
nest. 

4.  Learn  from  this  to  help  those  who  are 
in  need,  as  much  as  you  can.  If  you  do  a 
good  man  a  good  turn  when  it  falls  in  your 
way,  you  will  make  him  a  sure  friend  to 
you;  and  though  weak  and  poor,  you  may 
find  his  help  when  you  think  of  it  least,  and 
want  it  most. 


72  OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 


JLESSIW  1,11. 

Bi'-ble 

mor'-row 

won'-drous 

ten'-der 

spir'-it 

speak'-ing 

ren'-der 

cry'-ing 

shin'-ing 

glo'-ry 

sa'-cred 

siffh'-ing 

sor'-row 

ae'-cents 
coir-so-la'-tiori 

Sav'-iour 

children's  bible  hymn. 

1.  Book  of  grace,  and  book  of  glory  ! 

(lift  of  God  to  ago  and  youth ; 
Wondrous  is  thy  sacred  story, 
Bright,  bright  with  truth. 

2.  Book  of  love  !  in  accents  tender 

Speaking  unto  such  as  we ; 
May  it  lead  us,  Lord,  to  render 
All,  all  to  thee. 

3.  Book  of  hope  !  the  spirit  sighing, 

Consolation  finds  in  thee, 
As  it  hears  the  Saviour  crying, 
"  Come,  come  to  me." 

4.  Book  of  peace  !  when  nights  of  sorrow 

Fall  upon  us  drearily, 


Thou  wilt  bring  a  shining  morrow, 
Full,  full  of  thee. 


liESSOS  BLB5H. 

Path'-er  doe^tor  beau'-ti-ful 

g£t'-ting  bot'-tom  ter'-ri-fi-ed 

stand'-ing  a-oainst'  re-fu'-sal 

hang'-ihg  be-tween'  conA-fi-dence 

won'-der  briiig'-ing  heav'-en-ly 

un-der-stand' 

Till:  BROKEN  SWIXG. 

1.  "Father,  may  I  go  and  play  to-day 
with  the  swing?"  said  a  little  boy,  just  as 
he  was  getting    eady  to  go  out. 

2.  '"No,  my  -hild,  not  to-day,"  ftnswerefl 
the  father:  "  tomorrow  \  ou  can  go."  To- 
morrow!  J1  \  :  too  long  tor  the  impatient 
child. 

o.   A    little  later,   when    Ins   fcther    had 

gone  out,  v  •  l> standing  ;it  the  win  low, 

saw  right    be!  u   him  the   swing    Irni  ^ing 

between    twn  ees    at   the   bottom    <>''  the 
garden. 


74  OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 

4.  "  If  I  swung  a  little,"  he  said  to  him- 
self, "  nobody  would  know  it.  I  will  only 
have  just  one  turn." 

5.  So  he  ran  into  the  garden,  and  climbed 
into  the  swing.  Great  was  his  joy  for  a 
few  minutes,  and  he  could  not  help  crying 
between  each  swing,  "  I  wonder  why  father 
said  this  morning  that  I  must  not  swing." 

6.  All  at  once  the  cord  broke!  The  child 
fell  to  the  ground.  His  mother,  terrified, 
ran  out  with  a  servant;  they  lifted  him  up 
and  carried  him  into  the  house.  The  poor 
little  fellow  had  broken  his  arm. 

7.  His  sorrow  was  very  bitter  when  he 
saw  his  mother's  grief;  he  had,  too,  to  bear 
a  great  deal  of  pain  when  the  doctor  "  set" 
the  arm ;  but  what  vexed  him  most  was  to 
see  his  father  come  home  at  night,  bringing 
a  beautiful  rope,  quite  new,  intended  to 
secure  against  accident  the  beloved  son 
whom  that  day  he  had  been  obliged  to 
deprive  of  a  pleasure  that  had  become  dan- 
gerous. 

8.  Dear  children,  your  parents  also  find 
themselves  sometimes  obliged  to  refuse  your 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER.  76 

requests.  Have  confidence  in  their  love, 
and  in  their  wisdom,  without  always  seeking 
to  know  why  they  refuse. 

9.  When  you  are  older,  you  will  see  that 
our  kind  heavenly  Father  does  the  same 
with  us.  He  does  not  always  grant  us  all 
we  ask,  because  He  knows  that  it  will  he 
hurtful  to  us.  Trust,  then,  and  with  greater 
reason,  His  love  and  His  wisdom,  when  you 
cannot  understand  the  motives  of  His  deal- 
ings with  you. 

10.  We  often  ask  for.  things  which,  if 
they  were  granted,  would  prove  to  us  what 
the  swing  was  to  the  little  boy;  and  our 
disobedience  is  sure  to  produce  only  bitter 
fruits. 


liKNNO*  1,1V. 

Near'-est 

neat'-ness 

brisk'-ly 

nois'-y 

wor'-thy 

satch'-el 

pun'-ish 

be-hold' 

ring'-lets 

teach'-er 

neg-lects' 

good'-ness 

re-gard' 

min'-ute 
dil'-i-gent 

quick'-ens 

76 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER, 


$&<>:•«■ 


(<•■.• 


>=v*c- 


THB  DILIGENT  SCHOLAR. 

1.  Who  is  lie  that  leaves  his  bed  early  in 
the  morning,  eager  to  prepare  his  lessons 
for  the  day  ?  He  comes  forth  clothed  in 
the  dress  of  neatness. 

2.  His  -top  is  light  and  active.  The  glow 
of  health  is  on  his  rosy  cheeks.  His  well- 
combed  hair  hangs  in  ringlets  round  his 
neck.  On  his  lips  are  the  words  of  truth 
and  candour:  for  goodness  dwells  in  his 
heart. 

3.  He  is  the  diligent  and  worthy  scholar. 
Behold  hitp,  as  he  comes  across  the  green, 
with  his  satchel  of  books  in  his  hand.  How 
briskly  he -walks!  He  does  not  stop  to  take 
the  rtM'ht  hand  nor  the  left* 


r*r- 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READ.  77 


4.  IT  ■  k  \ -)\vs  which  is  the  n  arest  way  to 
his  school,  and  lie  scorns  to  turn  away  from 
it.  lie  cl  > -\s  not  regard  yon  crowd  of  idle 
boys:  his  ear  does  not  listen  to  their  noisy 


games. 


5.  Ho  quickens  his  step,  lest  lip  should  be 
a  minute  after  school-time.  He  docs  not 
fear  his  teacher  will  punish  him;  for  he 
neglects  not  anv  of  his  duties. 

6.  He  loves  learning,  and  he  loves  those 
who  teach  him.  He  looks  upon  them  as 
his  best  friends,  from  whoso  good  counsel 
he  hopes  to  derive  the  means  of  being  useful 
and  happy. 

7.  Happy  are  the  parents  of  such  a  son. 
Joy  and  gladness  are  theirs.  His  name 
shall  be  crowned  with  honors,  by  the  vir- 
tuous and  the  good,  when  the  pious  coun- 
sels of  his  father  and  mother  heard  no 
more,  and  their  heads  are  laid  the  silent 
grave. 

Fleece      hoa'-ver       fur'-nish       al-thoujrh' 
thick        shel'-ter       irrow'-ii  m'-ed 


78  OUR  OWX  FIKST  P.EADEH. 


waves        rab'-bit         coun'- tries    t4m-self 
scratch     gar'-ment    cloth'-i ng     feath'-efs 

CLOTHING. 

1.  The  sheep  has  a  fleece  to  keep  him 
warm.  The  beaver  has  a  thick  fur.  The 
horse  has  'hair, 'and  a  fine  mane;  How  it 
flows  over  his  neck,  and  waxes  in  the  wind ! 
The  ox  also  is  clothed  with  hair. 

2.  The  ducks  have  feathers  ;  thick,  close 
feathers.  Puss  has  a  warm  fur:  put  your 
hands  upon  it :  it  is  like  a  muff.  The  snail 
has  a  shell  to  shelter  him  from  the  cold. 

3.  Has  the  little  boy  got  anything? 
No ;  nothing  but  a  soft  skin  :  a  pin  would 
scratch  it  and  make  it  bleed;  poor  little 
naked  boy ! 

4.  But  the  little  boy  has  got  many 
things;  fur,  and  wool,  and  hair,  and  fea- 
thers. Your  coat  is  made  of  warm  wool, 
shorn  from  the  sheep ;  your  hat  is  the  fur 
of  the  rabbit  and  the  beaver;  and  your 
shoes  are  made  of  skin. 

5.  Look  at  this  green,  tall  plant :  do  you 
think  it  could  be  formed  into  a  garment? 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER.  79 

When  it  is  made  into  cloth,  it  is  called 
linen ;  and  a  part  of  your  dress  is  made  of 
linen. 

6.  So,  then,  a  part  of  your  dress,  that 
you  now  wear,  was  once  growing  in  the 
field.  In  some  countries,  they  make  clothes 
from  the  bark  of  trees. 

7.  Men  can  make  things :  the  sheep  and 
ducks  can  not  spin  and  weave  \  and  this  is 
the  reason  why  the  little  boy  has  only  his 
soft  skin  :  the  little  boy,  then,  must  not  be 
idle ;  for  although  he  is  but  a  small  child 
now,  yet  he  will  one  day  be  a  man,  and 
must  learn  to  furnish  himself  with  clothing. 


LESSON  ErtT. 

Fields     lone'-ly  un-told'  lan'-guage 

faint         larg'-er  em-brace'  dis-tress' 

mer'-ry    for'-ests  war'-bler  nourMsh-ed 

gpld'-en   ex-press'  stout'-est  do-main' 

WATER. 

I.  Two-thirds  and  more  of  Earth's  broad 
Old  Ocean  holds  in  his  embrace,      [face 


80  OUR  OWN"  FIRST  READER. 


And  thus  is  filled  the  large?  spaee 

With  water. 

2.  There 's  not  a  plant  that  blooms  on  eairth, 
There  5s  not  a  living;  thins;  of  worth, 
Bat  what  it  owes  its  very  birth 

To  water. 

3.  The  stoutest  tree  of  all  the  wood, 
That  has  the  storms  of  ages  stood, 

If  it  could  speak,  would  tell  the  good 

Of  water. 

4.  The  forests  in  their  vast  domain, 

The  fields  that  yield  their  golden  grain, 
Are  nourished  by  the  gentle  rain ; 

By  water. 

5.  The  merry  warbler  of  the  air, 
The  lion  in  his  lonely  lair, 

Would  faint  and  die  without  his  share 

Of  water. 

6.  And  man !  What  language  could  express 
The  depth  of  his  untold  distress, 
Were  God  no  longer  him  to  bless 

With  water. 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER.  81 


EJ2SSOX  IiVBff. 

Kind'-est    re-gard'     eare'-less     bless'-ings 
thank'-ful    be-seech'  feel'-ings     sin-cere7 
sure'-ly        im-plore'  de-sires'      mis'-deeds 
there -fore  sick'-ness  hard'-ships  grate'-fu] 

PRAYER  AND  PRAISE. 

1.  My  dear  child,  you  will  shortly  arrive 
at  an  age  when  you  must  no  longer  think 
and  act  as  a  child,  but  must  "put  awav 
childish  things." 

2.  Let  me,  therefore,  beseech  you  to  bear 
in  mind,  that  both  good  and  evil  are  before 
you,  and  that  unless,  with  a  sincere  heart, 
you  choose  and  love  the  one,  you  will  surely 
be  the  victim  of  the  other. 

3.  The  first  step  you  must  take,  is  to 
waken  your  mind  to  a  sense  of  the  great 
task  you  have  to  fulfil.  It  is  a  source  of 
deep  regret  that  so  many  perform  the  duty 
of  praise  and  prayer,  not  with  joy,  and  love, 
and  grateful  feelings,  but  in  a  cold  and  care- 
less manner. 

4.  When  you  offer  up  your  praise  to  the 


82  OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 


Most  High,  confide  to  this  kindest  of  fathers 
all  the  wishes  and  desires  of  vour  heart;  but. 
at  the  same  time,  submit  them  all  to  His  -will, 
and  freely  leave  it  to  His  divine  wisdom  to 
dispose  of  you,  and  all  that  belongs  to 
you. 

5.  Thank  him  for  His  blessings;  and  even 
should  He  think  fit  to  punish  you,  you  must 
still  be  thankful ;  for,  rely  on  it,  it  is  an  act 
of  His  mercy,  meant  for  your  good. 

6.  Implore  Him  to  direct  and  assist  you 
in  all  hardships  and  trials  ;  to  comfort  and 
support  you  in  sickness  and  sorrow  ;  and  to 
preserve  you,  by  His  grace,  from  falling 
into  the  danger  of  sin,  in  the  hour  of  joy 
and  health. 

7.  Forget  not  to  beseech  Him  to  forgive 
you  your  faults  and  misdeeds  during  the 
day,  and  to  protect  and  defend  you  from 
all  evil  by  night;  and  do  this,  not  merely 
in  formal  words,  but  "in  spirit  and  in 
truth  ; "  in  grateful  love  and  humble  praise. 

8.  In  youth,  the  feelings  are  warm  and 
open ;  the  heart  should  then  admire  what 
is   great,    and   melt   at   proofs   of  tender 


OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER.  8H 


regard ;  and  where  can  be  found  art  object 
so  proper  to  excite   these  feefings  as  the 

Father  of  the  world,  and  the  Giver  of  all 


good. 

E.ESSWS 

1,1111. 

Wall 

comb 

mind 

please 

ball 

plumes 

still 

makes 

must 

brought 

stand 

grew 

stood 

bright 

worm 

within 

THE  VAIN 

COCK. 

The  cock  stood  on  a  high  wall,  and  he 
said:  "  No  one  is  so  tall  as  I  am.  No  onr 
has  such  fine  plupies,  or  such  a  bright-red 
comb.  The  hens  all  mind  what  I  say.  1 
call  them  and  they  come.  I  give  them  a 
worm  to  eat,  and  I  stand  by  and  say,  c  Eat 
it,  eat  it,  my  good  hens,  do  not  mind  me  ; 
do  not  be  shy.  I  am  very  glad  to  see  you 
like  it.  I  can  find  you  more  when  I  pleas 
"That  cock  makes  such  a  noise/'  said  a 
man  who  came  into  the  yard,  "  that  1  musi 
kill  him,  if  he  does  not  be  qfcuet."     The 


84  OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 


cock  heard  what  he  said,  and  got  down 
from  the  wall,  and  hid  in  the  barn.  Here 
he  would  have  had  no  food,  but  the  hens 
found  him,  and  brought  him  some. 

He  grew  quite  meek  and  still ;  and  when 
he  got  on  the  wall,  it  was  to  see  that  the 
man  was  out  of  sight.  If  he  was  far  off, 
the  cock  would  give  one  long  crow,  and 
then  run  back  to  the  barn  as  fast  as  he 
could  ;  but  if  he  were  within  sight  or  hear- 
ing, master  cock  had  nothing  to  say. 


LESSON 

MX. 

When 

seed 

husk 

skin 

great 
seems 
while 

shoots 
again 
stand 

green 
know 
forget 

ground 

some 

young 

DEATH  AND  HEAVEN. 

When  we  put  seed  into  the  ground,  it 
seems  to  die,  but  it  is  only  the  husk  or  skin 
that  dies.  The  part  that  is  alive  shoots  up, 
and  soon  a  little  leaf  is  seen  above  the 
ground.  So  it  will  be  with  us.  Though 
our  bodies  die,  and  are  hid  out  of  sight 


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deep  in  the  ground,  yet  they  will  rise  again 
on  that  great  day  when  the  great  God  will 
call  us  all  to  appear  before  His  judgment- 
seat,  to  give  an  account  of  ourselves.  We 
know  that  some  die  while  they  are  very 
young,  and  some  do  not  die  till  they  are 
very  old ;  but  we  often  forget  that  each  of 
us  will  die,  and  we  do  not  know  how  soon 
that  may  be.  Let  us  pray,  therefore,  that 
God  in  His  infinite  mercy  would  forgive 
us  our  sins,  and  lit  us  to  appear  before  Him 
at  the  great  day  when  He  shall  judge  the 
world.  We  all  sin  against  the  great  and 
holy  One,  He  has  said  in  His  holy  Word, 
the  Bible,  The  soul  that  sinneth  it  shall  die, 
and  that  the  wages  of  sin  is  death — so  that  it 
would  be  just  if  we  were  all  to  die  ;  but  God 
sent  His  only  Son,  our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ, 
to  die  the  death  of  the  cross,  that  we, 
through  Him,  might  inherit  eternal  life. 


M>*0!  LX. 

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Once  silver  gvei\  because 

stable         apples  biscui         afraid 


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softly  Pony  stall  long 

round         tame  might         master 

OUR  PONY. 

We  once  had  a  pony,  and  his  name  was 
Silver-tail.  He  had  this  name  given  him 
because  he  had  some  white  hairs  in  his  tail. 
He  was  very  plump  n-ml  very  tame.  When 
we  went  into  his  stable,  he  would  turn  round 
in  his  stall  and  give  us  a  look,  as  much  as 
ro  say,  Please  give  me  something  to  eat 
We  fed  him  with  apples,  or  biscuits,  or 
oats.  No  one  was  afraid  of  Silver-tail.  He 
took  the  food  so  softly  out  of  your  hand, 
and  was  so  gentle. 

He  would  run  after  his  master  when  he 
was  loose,  and  push  his  nose  into  his  pocket 
to  try  and  find  a  biscuit  there.  .  Once  he 
was  permitted  to  come  into  the  house,  On 
the  table  stood  a  plate  of  biscuits^  and 
when  he  saw  them  he  walked  round  the 
table,  took  a  biscuit  out  of  the  plate,  and 
ate  it  upc  There  never  was  such  a  pony 
for  biscuits.  At  last  Silver-tail  went  to  a 
new  home.  We  were  very  sorry  to  part 
with  him,  but  he  soon  made  friends  in  his 


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new  home.  He  had  a  large  field  where  he 
ate  grass,  and  in  the  field  was  a  horse. 
Silver-tail  became  very  fond  of  it,  and 
would  try  to  do  everything  he  saw  him  do. 
One  day  the  horse  ran  across  the  field,  and 
sprang  over  awide  brook  that  flowed  through 
it.  Silver-tail  looked  after  him,  and  thought 
he  could  do  the  same.  So  down  the  field 
he  went,  as  fast  as  he  could;  but  when  he 
tried  to  jump,  his  legs  were  so  short  that 
he  could  not  do  it,  and  he  went  splash  into 
the  middle  of  the  water. 


WEKNWX     E.M. 

Listen 

kitchen 

patient 

active 

truthful 

people 

written 

talkative 

clock 

though 

many 

stood 

place 

pointer 

reach 

tick 

THE  old  KITCHEN  i  LOCK. 

1.  Listen  to  the  kitchen  dock. 

To  itself  it  seems  f<>  talk  : 
From  its  place  it  uever  walks; 
"  Tick-tock,  tick-took  :" 

This  |8  what  it  says. 


88  OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 


2.  "  I  'm  a  very  patient  clock, 
Never  moved  by  hope  or  fear, 
Though  I  've  stood  for  many  a  year ; 

Tick-tock,  tick-tock : " 
This  is  what  it  says. 

3.  "  I  'm  a  very  active  clock, 
For  I  go  while  you're  asleep, 
Though  you  never  lake  a  peep ; 

Tick-tock,  tick-tock  : " 
This  is  what  it  says. 

4.  "  I  'm  a  very  truthful  clock; 
People  say,  about  the  place, 
Truth  is  written  on  my  face ; 

Tick-tock,  tick-tock  : " 
This  is  what  it  says. 

5.  What  a  talkative  old  clock  ! 
Let  us  see  what  it  will  do, 
When  the  pointer  reaches  two ; 

"  Ding-ding  ;"  "  tick-tock !" 
This  is  what  it  does. 


OUR  OWN   FIRST  READER. 


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VjXII. 

Happy 

mother 

brother 

sister 

under 

never 

makes 

others 

forget 

little 

should 

good 

whatever 

another 

love 

joy 

FAMILY  AFFECTION. 

How  happy  it  makes  me  to  have  so  many 
to  love,  i  have  a  father  and  a  mother  who 
are  good  to  me,  and  whom  I  love  more  than 
all  other       Tl    ;  rget  me,  bui  are 

ever  I  to  care  for  me,  and  give  me  what- 

ever is  good  for  n         I  should  ever  I 
them,  and  never   ['<>v         i hal  have 

done  forme.     Who  would  not  1«  •• 


yO  OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 


a  father  and  mother  ?  what  child  could  be 
so  bad  as  to  make  them  sad,  or  to  disobey 
therm  and  vet  how  many  are  there  that  do. 
After  my  father  and  mother  comes  brother 
Ned  and  my  shy  little  sister  Ann.  They 
play  with  me  all  day,  and  when  I  get  a  new 
book,  they  leave  their  toys  and  Ave  all  sit 
down  and  look  at  the  pictures,  while  mother 
does  her  work ;  see,  here  we  are  in  the  pic- 
ture at  the  head  of  this  lesson.  After  my 
parents  I  should  love  my  brother  and  sister, 
and  never  do  to  them  what  I  would  not  have 
them  do  to  me,  for  this  is  the  golden  rule, 
and  father  says  that  brothers  and  sisters 
should  not  live  like  cats  and  dogs,  but  we 
should  be  glad  to  do  good  to  one  another, 
and  make  each  other  happy.  We  have  one 
other  pretty  little  brother,  who  is  father's 
pet  now,  and  mother's  too.  They  take  more 
care  of  him  than  of  us,  as  he  is  so  little  vet, 
and  cannot  help  himself,  as  we  can.  When 
we  were  as  little  as  our  pretty  little  brother 
we  were  pets  too,  and  father  and  mother 
took  as  good  care  of  us  as  they  now  do  of 
our  little  brother,     God  says  we  must  love 


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91 


one  another,  and  be  kindly  affectioned  one 
to  another,  that  we  must  obey  our  par- 
ents, love  God,  and  that  we  must  pray  to 
Him  to  give  us  new  hearts  and  keep  us  from 
sin;  and  that  if  we  love  Him  and  obey  His 
commandments  that  He  will  take  us  to 
heaven  to  sit  at  His  right  hand  and  sing 
praises  for  ever  with  the  angels.  Oh,  how 
happy  we  shall  then  be  !  May  God  make 
us  good  little  boys  and  girls. 


IiKSSOX  1  \fill 

Above 

family        loving 

raise 

agree 

forget         pleasing 

saints 

angry 

forgive       p  raise 

scorn 

blessed 

gentle         prayer 

1 1  ase 

children 

kindness     quarrel 

pleased 

Tin:  good  CHILD. 

].  The  Lord  above  is  pleased  to  sec 
A  little  familj  ; 

And    will    !)<■  vw    the    prayer   and 

prais 
Which  '' 


92  OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 


2.  For  love  and  kindness  please  Him  more. 
Than  if  we  gave  Him  all  our  store  ; 
And  children  here,  who  dwell  in  love, 

•     Are  like  His  holy  saints  above. 

3.  The  gentle  child  that  tries  to  please, 
That  hates  to  quarrel,  fret,  and  tease, 
And  will  not  say  an  angry  word — 
That  child  is  pleasing  to  the  Lord. 

4.  Good  Lord !  forgive  whenever  we 
Forget  Thy  will  and  disagree ; 
And  grant  that  each  of  us  may  find, 
The  blessedness  of  being  kind. 


IjESSOM  E.XIV. 

SCRIPTURE    SELECTION THE    NEW   JERUSALEM, 

OR  HEAVEN. 

And  I  saw  a  new  heaven  and  a  new 
earth;  for  the  first  heaven  and  the  first 
earth  were  passed  away. 

And  I  John  saw  the  holy  city,  the  new 
Jerusalem,  coming  down  from  God  out  of 
heaven. 


ouk  owjn  first  iiEADi::t.  :;; 


And  I  heard  a  great  voice  out  of  heaven, 
.saying,  Behold,  the  tabernacle  of  God  is 
with  men,  and  he  will  dwell  with  them,  and 
they  shall  he  his  people,  and  God  himself 
shall  be  with  them,  and  be  their  God. 

And  God  .shall  wipe  away  all  tears  from 
their  eyes ;  and  there  shall  be  no  more 
death,  neither  sorrow,  nor  crying,  neither 
shall  there  be  any  more  pain :  for  the 
former  things  are  passed  away. 

And  I  saw  no  temple  therein ;  for  the 
Lord  God  Almighty  and  the  Lamb  are  the 
temple  of  it. 

And  the  city  had  no  need  of  the  sun, 
neither  of  the  moon  to  shine  in  it ;  for  the 
glory  of  God  did  lighten  it,  and  the  Lamb 
is  the  light  thereof. 

And  the  gates  of  it  shall  not  be  shut  at 
all  by  day;  for  there  shall  be  no  night 
there. 

And  there  shall  in  no  wise  enter  into  it 

anything  that  defileth,  neither  whatsoever 

vorketh  abomination,  or  maketh  a  lie  :  hut 

Jiey  which  are  written  in  the  Lamb's  book 

>f  life. 


94  OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 


And  there  shall  be  no  more  curse ;  but 
the  throne  of  God  and  of  the  Lamb  shall 
be  in  it:  and  his  servants  shall  serve  him: 
and  they  shall  see  his  face. 


THE  BIBLE. 

The  whole  Bible  is  divided  into  two 
parts:  can  you  tell  me  what  these  two 
parts  are  called  ? 

The  Old  Testament,  which  is  the  first 
part  of  the  Bible;  and  The  New  Testa- 
ment, which  is  the  latter  part  of  the  Bible. 

How  are  the  Old  and  New  Testaments 
divided  ? 

They  are  both  divided  into  parts,  which 
are  called  books. 

How  are  the  books  divided? 

They  are  divided  into  chapters. 

How  are  the  chapters  divided  ? 

They  are  divided  into  verses. 

How  were  the  books  of  the  Bible  written  ? 

Generally  each  book  was  written  by  one 
man,  who  wrote  in  it  just  what  God  told 


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95 


him,  and  nothing  else;  another  book  was 
written  by  another  man,  and  so  on,  till  all 
the  Bible  was  written,  and  had  in  it  every- 
thing which  God  wished  to  have  in  it,  and 
all  that  He  saw  was  necessary  that  we 
should  have  in  it,  in  order  to  know  His 
will,  and  to  do  it. 

Howr  many  books  are  there  in  the  Bible  ? 

There  are  thirty-nine  books  in  the  Old 
Testament,  and  twenty-seven  books  in  the 
New  Testament. 

What  are  the  names  of  the  books  of  the 
Old  Testament? 


1.  GENESIS. 

2.  EXODUS. 

3.  LEVITICUS. 

4.  NUMBERS. 

5.  DEUTERONOMY. 

6.  JOSHUA. 

7.  JUDGES. 

8.  RUTH. 

9.  I.  SAMUEL. 

10.  II.  SAMUEL. 

11.  I.  KINCS. 

12.  II.  KINGS. 

13.  I.  CHRONICLES. 

14.  II.  CHRONICLES. 

15.  EZRA. 

16.  NEHBMIAH. 

17.  ESTHBB 


18.  JOB. 

19.  PSALMS. 

20.  PROVERBS. 

21.  ECCLESIASTES. 

22.  SONG  OF  SOLOMON. 

23.  ISAIAH. 

24.  JEREMIAH. 

25.  LAMENTATIONS. 

26.  EZEKIEL. 

27.  DANIEL. 

28.  HOSEA. 

29.  JOEL 

30.  AMOS. 

31.  OBADIAH. 

32.  JONAH. 
MICAH. 

34.  NAHUM. 


96  OUR  OWN  FIRST  READER. 

35.  HABAKKUK.  37.  HAGGAI. 

36.  ZEPHANIAH.  38.  ZECHARIAH. 

39.  MALACHI. 

Which  are  the  books  of  the  New  Testa- 
ment? 

1.  MATTHEW.  14.  II.  THESSALONIANS. 

1  MARK  15.  I.  TIMOTHY. 

3.  LUKE.  16.  II.  TIMOTHY. 

k  JOHN.  17.  TITUS. 

•->.  THE  ACTS.  18.  PHILEMON. 

6.  ROMANS.  19.  HEBREWS. 

7.  I.  CORINTHIANS.  20.  JAMES. 
a  II.  CORINTHIANS.  21.  I.  PETER. 
9.  GALATIANS.  22.  II.  PETER. 

10.  EPHESIANS.  23.  I.  JOHN. 

11.  PHILIPPIANS.  24.  II.  JOHN. 

12.  COLOSSIANS.  25.  III.  JOHN. 
1.3.  I.  THESSALONIANS.  26.  JUDE. 

27.  REVELATION. 

All  Scripture  is  given  by  inspiration  of 
God.     II.  Timothy  3:   16." 

Holy  men  of  God  spake  as  they  were 
moved  by  the  Holy  Ghost.  II,  Peter  1  : 
21. 

The  Holy  Scriptures  which  are  &ble  to 
make  thee  wise  unto  salvation.  II.  Tim. 
3:  15. 

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